Chapter 1182: Noodles and Peppers
Noodle kang chili peppers, also known as noodle kang chili rings, are a home-cooked delicacy that is very simple to make but super easy to eat.
It can be said that even people who have no cooking skills at all can make this dish, and even make it perfectly.
For example, Boss Xu, every time he cooked at home before he went to college, in addition to cooking instant noodles, he basically made noodles and chili peppers.
The hot and fragrant hot kang chili pepper with the newly bought hot baked cake is perfect whether you eat it or eat it in the cake, and you will eat it every time.
Of course, there are not many such times, after all, there are two chefs in the family, and the old lady is also good at cooking some home-cooked food, and Xu Zhuo has the opportunity to do it a few times a year.
But even if he can't cook a few times a year, Xu Zhuo still remembers the practice of kang chili peppers vividly.
No way, this is a taste from the depths of memory, full of memories of his ignorant youth in middle school.
To put it bluntly, the green chili peppers are cut into chili rings, then mixed into a batter with eggs and flour and water, and then mixed into the chili rings, and finally put oil in the pot to heat, pour the batter-wrapped chili rings into it like making pancakes, fry them first, and then stir-fry them until the surface is golden brown.
In this way, the result is the noodle kang chili that can be seen in many areas.
It's really simple, almost no cooking at all, but there are a few things to keep in mind if you want this thing to be delicious.
For example, you can't use the kind of thick and long green chili pepper for chili peppers, which are not very spicy, and the moisture is large, and water will come out when you fry them, resulting in the sticky noodles and kang chili peppers.
In addition, it should not be too old or too thick-skinned, this kind of pepper has a dry and hard skin after cooking, and it does not taste good when chewed, and the pepper is also peeled, which makes it uncomfortable to eat.
The best chili pepper is the tender Erjing strip or line chili, this kind of chili pepper is moderately spicy, the taste is fresh and tender, the moisture content is low, and the noodle kang chili is spicy and delicious, very delicious.
If you can't eat spicy, you can also choose the kind of chili pepper with a well-proportioned size and a slightly yellowish color.
This kind of chili pepper is one level lower than the spiciness, and it tastes slightly sweet, whether it is served with rice, steamed bread, or steamed buns, it is very compatible.
Today, Xu Zhuo used this kind of blue-green and slightly yellowish chili pepper, after all, there is an old lady in the Yu family, and if it is too spicy, it will embarrass the guests.
Although this old lady is not a native of Yangzhou, but a native of Beijing, after all, she has lived in Yangzhou, a health city, for so many years, and her taste has long faded a lot.
The acceptance of spicy dishes is also very low.
At least it can't compare to the old lady of the Xu family who has been living in the Central Plains.
The chili peppers to be used in the noodle kang pepper must not be too old, otherwise the chili seeds will be bitter, and the chili seeds must be removed before cutting the chili rings.
Xu Zhuo used tender chili peppers today, so he didn't have to be so troublesome.
The chili peppers were cut into three or four millimeter wide chili rings, put them in a pot for later use, and then Xu Zhuo took a small pot again, beat a few chai eggs in it, added some water to it, and then put two small spoons of salt in it and stirred it up with chopsticks.
After stirring, pour into the chili rings and mix the chili rings well.
This allows the peppers to come into contact with table salt, but not to expose them too much and cause them to lose water.
Once you have stirred well, start putting the flour in the basin.
Stir while setting the flour tightly around the chili rings, preferably filling them up.
This dish is not afraid of too much batter, but it should not be too thin, and it must be as viscous as possible, so that the kang pepper that comes out of this way is delicious.
After stirring, Xu Zhuo put the wok on the stove and began to make it.
When making this dish, it is best to heat the wok and slide it with cold oil to prevent it from sticking.
After all, there is a lot of batter in this dish, and it will be very troublesome if it sticks to the pan, and once it sticks to the pan, you can't make the kind of noodle kang chili pepper that is brown on the outside and soft on the inside.
After Xu Zhuo slid the pot, he began to pour oil into the pot.
This dish is more oil-intensive, and the amount of oil should be more than usual cooking.
The more oil, the more fragrant it tastes and the less likely it is to stick to the bottom.
If there is less oil, it may seem healthy, but the kang pepper will be a failure.
After all, he has been making dishes since middle school, and Xu Zhuo is still very sure of this dish, even if he has no skills, he can make it smoothly.
Soon, the oil in the pan was hot.
Xu Zhuo took the basin, poured the peppers and batter into the pot, and then spread it slightly with a spatula, spreading the peppers and batter in the pot like a pancake.
After flattening, improve the lid and wait for a while, and then turn the batter on the side near the bottom of the pan to form, so that the surface of the batter will become brown and crispy, which is very delicious.
If you turn it over at this point, not only will the batter be easy to get to the bottom, but it will also not turn brown, and the batter and peppers will only turn into dry and hard gnocchi in the end.
Soon, the fragrance wafted out of the pot.
Xu Zhuo lifted the lid of the pot and shook the wok, if the chili cake in the pot could be turned, it meant that the inside had been heated and solidified.
Xu Zhuo took the spatula and began to turn over.
Because it is full of chili rings, you can't use a large spoon to turn the pot at this time, you have to use a spatula to turn it one by one.
If you use a large flip spoon, not to mention whether these chili rings and batter will fall apart, the hot oil in the pan alone is enough for people.
Using a large flip spoon will definitely make this hot oil splash out, not only will it get grease spots all over the kitchen, but it can even burn yourself.
So for the sake of safety, Xu Zhuo did not use a big flipping spoon, but used a stupid way to turn it little by little.
Although it seems stupid, it can recall the scene when I was cooking at home alone in middle school.
At that time, I always felt that cooking was a big trouble, and even if I went to the construction site to carry cement when I grew up, I would not be a useless cook.
And now......
After all, he lived as he hated.
That's probably the price of growth.
Xu Zhuo turned over the kang peppers in the pot, and recalled the past things in a cranky way.
After turning it, wait for a while, and when the other side is also fried to golden brown, Xu Zhuo uses a spatula to stir-fry in the pan for almost two minutes.
This stir-fry not only brings out the excess water, but also allows the flavor of the chili peppers to penetrate into the batter.
In addition, it can also make the surface of those solidified batters more charred and crispy, and taste better.
Two minutes later, the dish was ready.
As soon as he came out, Yu Keke smelled it.
"What is this? Did the chili pancakes fail?"
Xu Zhuo glanced at her helplessly: "This is called noodle kang chili, it is a dish I made when I was in middle school, and I will taste it later, so that the more you eat, the more you want to eat." ”
Yu Keke was a little curious: "Did you cook by yourself in middle school?"
Xu Zhuo nodded proudly.
Yu Keke then asked, "What about the father-in-law and mother-in-law? Aren't they at home?"
Xu Zhuo nodded weakly, at that time, Xu Wenhai and Chen Guifang liked to travel, and every time they went out while they were in school.
And during the winter and summer vacations, he was angry in the store and worked hard to earn money, which was called Xu Zhuo's tuition fee.
As soon as he thought of this, Xu Zhuo felt panicked in his heart......